Robbers make off with Papa John's dough in Lansdowne

LANSDOWNE -- Three armed men robbed a Papa John's pizza shop at closing time Wednesday night.

Armed with a sawed-off shotgun and handguns, the trio fled with an unknown amount of cash taken from the safe shortly after the 11 p.m. closing time at the shop, 7 N. Lansdowne Ave.

"Three employees were in the store when three black males entered," Sgt. Dan Donegan said. "One had a sawed-off shotgun and the other two had handguns. They all had T-shirts covering or partially covering their faces. The first one in, the one with the shotgun, said, 'Where's the safe? Take me to the safe.' While the manager was walking him to the safe she's dialing 911 from her cell phone and he saw her and took the phone.

"They got some money. We're not sure how much. Right now we're waiting for the video from Papa John's and other businesses."

The trio, in their late teens or early 20s, left the store and ran through the parking lot towards Baltimore Pike.

The man with the shotgun was described as a thin black male with an African accent, 5 feet, 11 inches tall, wearing black or dark blue jogging pants, a dark sweat shirt and Uptempo brand sneakers.